Friday, December 5, 2025

Saakashvili addressed Ukrainian pro-EU demonstrators

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Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian ex-president Mikheil Saakashvili on Saturday addressed the protesters gathered in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.

His speech to the movement which started two weeks ago, when President Viktor Yanukovich refused to sign an Association Agreement with the

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Saakashvili still abroad, visits U.S. Congress

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Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili (left) and U.S. Senator John McCain. (Photo published on Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–The first week after leaving office, former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili remained abroad and Thursday met members of the U.S. Congress in Washington.

Among the around twenty politicians Saakashvili met on the Hill was Republican Senator John

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Saakashvili gives Hillary Clinton the Golden Fleece award

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Guards began letting in people in groups of 30, but later let visitors enter the presidential palace freely. (DF Watch.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili has awarded former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton the Golden Fleece award.

Saakashvili is leaving office on Sunday, and in a flurry of activity handed out awards and distinctions to more than a thousand people.

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Saakashvili says goodbye, plans to stay out of politics

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Photo published on Mikheil Saakashvili’s Facebook page.

TBILISI, DFWatch–Outgoing President Mikheil Saakashvili says he will ‘temporarily’ leave politics and may go on to work within science.

In an open letter posted on Facebook on Friday, Saakashvili explained why he will not attend the inauguration of Giorgi

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Saakashvili sums up nearly ten years in power

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Mikheil Saakashvili bid farewell to the Georgian people in a last televised address. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s outgoing president Mikheil Saakashvili has left for Brussels to meet with Chairman of the EU Commission Jose Manuel Barroso.

Before leaving, Saakashvili held a last televised address from his palace. He thanked people for giving

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Saakashvili wants to promote wine industry after end of term

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President Mikheil Saakashvili is feeling bored sitting in his office. (Official photo.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–President Mikheil Saakashvili plans to open an education center for viticulture, wine-making and vine care in Georgia’s eastern Kakheti region, where he owns a house and vineyards.

Speaking in front of journalists at his palace in Tbilisi Wednesday,

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